Lim Kok Wing (; 19451 June 2021) was a Malaysian businessman, philanthropist, educator, and illustrator. He was the founding president of the

Limkokwing University of Creative Technology Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (also called Limkokwing and LUCT) is a private university that has a presence across Africa, Europe, and Asia. With its main campus in Malaysia, the university has over 30,000 students from more tha ...

Early life

Lim was born in 1945 in

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. He attended Methodist Boys School and Cochrane Road Secondary School.

Career

In 1975, at age 29, Lim established advertising firm Wings Creative Consultants. In 1992, he founded the

in Cyberjaya. He also served as its president. In July 2007, following the establishment of Limkokwing University Botswana, Lim addressed the country's

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. The same year, Limkokwing University London was founded. In June 2020, the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology commissioned a billboard depicting Lim as "King of Africa," flanked by a cheetah and surrounded by African students; it was removed after receiving negative online responses.

Death

Lim died on 1 June 2021, aged 75. He had been hospitalised the previous week after falling at home. His death was met with an outpouring of grief by Malaysians; local newspaper ''

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'' described him as "one of the most prominent figures in the higher education sector", while the Unesco Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE) called Lim a "great figure in education and philanthropy".

Mahathir Mohamad Mahathir bin Mohamad ( ms, محاضير بن محمد, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and physician who served as the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the office ...

remarked that Lim was an "avid supporter of the Malaysian vision", whereas

Najib Razak Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th prime minister of Malaysi ...

noted that he "transformed the lives of many".

Recognition

Lim received several awards for both his entrepreneurship and philanthropy. In 2006, he was named CEO of the Year by the Malaysia Canada Business Council. In 2007, he was awarded an honorary professorship by the Moscow Academy of the State and Municipal Management.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lim, Kok Wing 1945 births 2021 deaths Heads of universities and colleges in Asia Malaysian educators Malaysian illustrators Malaysian philanthropists Businesspeople from Kuala Lumpur